Vidar Riseth is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back or midfielder. He played for Neset, Rosenborg, Kongsvinger, Lillestrøm and Strømsgodset in Norway, and Luton Town, LASK Linz, Celtic and 1860 Munich abroad. He played 52 times for the Norway national team, scoring four goals, and played for his country at the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000. He retired as a professional footballer in June 2010. He later worked as a professional football commentator.
The 2005 Tippeligaen was the 61st completed season of top division football in Norway. The season began on 10 April 2005, and was concluded with the last of 26 rounds played on 29 October. 3 points were given for wins and 1 for draws.
Steffen Iversen is a Norwegian former footballer who last worked as player-manager for Norwegian 4th division side Trygg/Lade as a striker. He is the son of former Norway international Odd Iversen, one of Norway's most prolific goalscorers of all time.
Harald Martin Brattbakk is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He was the all-time top scorer in the Norwegian top division with 166 goals in 255 matches, before being surpassed by Sigurd Rushfeldt in 2011. After his retirement from playing he became a pilot.
Christer Basma is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a defender. He played 16 consecutive seasons Tippeligaen, for Kongsvinger, Stabæk and Rosenborg. With 350 top division appearances, Basma has made the eighth-highest number of appearances in Eliteserien. Basma was capped 40 times for Norway. He has later worked as assistant coach of Ranheim.
Thorstein Helstad is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a centre-forward. Helstad is currently 1.87m tall.
Martin Høyem is a Norwegian former footballer. He played as a defender for the clubs Rosenborg, Molde, Strømsgodset and Kolstad during his professional career.
Adambathia Larsen "Adam" Kwarasey is a retired professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Born in Norway, Kwarasey represents Ghana at international level.
Kåre Hedley Ingebrigtsen is a Norwegian professional football manager, executive and former player, who played as a midfielder. He currently serves as the manager of Ranheim.
Torgeir Børven is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Eliteserien club Odd. He has previously played for FC Twente, Brann, Vålerenga, Odd and Rosenborg, and has represented his country at under-21 level.
Markus Henriksen is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eliteserien club Rosenborg.
Simen Søraunet Wangberg is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a defender for Stabæk in Eliteserien.
Robert Kwabena Boateng is a retired Ghanaian professional footballer. He played as a midfielder. Boateng came up through the youth teams of Glo Premier League club Ashanti Gold SC, then signed for the two times CAF Champions League winners Asante Kotoko in spring 1995. He played the 1995–1996 and 1996–1997 Glo Premier League seasons with Asante Kotoko, before signing for Norwegian giants Rosenborg BK, winning four consecutive Tippeligaen titles from 1997 to 2000 seasons, and became a member of the Ghana national football team during the period. After four years with Rosenborg BK, he then joined Glo Premier League club King Faisal Babes in 2001 and played in the 2001–2002 and 2002–2003 Glo Premier League seasons with the club.
Fredrik Midtsjø is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Süper Lig club Eyüpspor.
The 2013 Tippeligaen was the 69th completed season of top division football in Norway. The competition began 15 March 2013 and ended on 10 November 2013, when Strømsgodset defeated Haugesund 4–0 to win their second league title.
The 2016 Tippeligaen was the 72nd completed season of top-tier football in Norway. The competition began on 11 March 2016. Due to the 2016 UEFA European Championship, there was a break between the rounds played on 29 May and 3 July. The decisive matches of the home-and-away season were played on 6 November 2016. A promotion/relegation play-off between the third-from-bottom team of the Tippeligaen and the winner of the promotion play-offs of the 2016 1. divisjon was contested on 30 November and 4 December 2016.
The 2016 season is Rosenborg's 26th consecutive year in Tippeligaen, their 49th season in the top flight of Norwegian football and second season with Kåre Ingebrigtsen as permanent manager. They will participate in Tippeligaen, the Cup and the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League, entering at the Second qualifying round stage.
The 2017 Eliteserien was the 73rd completed season of top-tier football in Norway. The season began on 1 April 2017 and ended on 26 November 2017, not including play-off matches. This was first season of Eliteserien as rebranding from Tippeligaen. Rosenborg were the defending champions, while Kristiansund and Sandefjord entered as the promoted teams from the 2016 1. divisjon.
Mesterfinalen, also known as UNICEF Mesterfinalen due to its cooperation with UNICEF, is a Norwegian association football competition contested between the champions of the previous Eliteserien season and the holders of the Norwegian Football Cup. If the same team is both reigning League and Cup champions, the silver medalist from the league provides the opposition. The competition was founded in 2009, then known as Superfinalen. Superfinalen was not arranged between 2011 and 2016 before it was rebranded and again arranged in 2017. The fixture is a recognised competitive football super cup.
The 2016 Norwegian Football Cup final was the final match of the 2016 Norwegian Football Cup, the 111th season of the Norwegian Football Cup, the premier Norwegian football cup competition organized by the Football Association of Norway (NFF). The match was played on 20 November 2016 at the Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo, and was contested between the First Division side Kongsvinger and the Tippeligaen side Rosenborg. Rosenborg defeated Kongsvinger 4–0 to claim the Norwegian Cup for an eleventh time in their history, and also become the first team in Norway to win the double two consecutive seasons.
